Albert the Great
Patron saint of scientists, Albert the Great (1200-1280), scholar, Dominican, bishop, and Doctor of the Church, was considered the most learned man of his...
Hollywood’s Sense of Sin
In a radio address on October 26, 1946, with the horrors of World War II still fresh (if such be the term) in the...
Leo the Great
Pope Saint Leo the Great, who reigned from 440 until his death on this day in 461, was known for many things. With his...
Will and Kate’s Too Many Children
The apple falls not far from the tree: Prince William, son of Charles of the same title, albeit of a different region of England...
The Condescension of Ms. Governor-General
You've probably heard about the recent speech by our newly minted Governor-General: Ms. Julie Payette, whose task it is to stand in for the Queen...
Prayerful Protest and Niqabs?
Although I agree with much of what Father Raymond de Souza says in his recent column in the National Post, I must respectfully disagree with...
The Faceless Niqab
The recent ban in the province of Quebec on the niqab, the Islamic face-covering, when receiving 'public services' (reserved, of course, only for females)...
JP II, We Miss You
Yesterday was, or would have been had it not been the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, the feast of Pope Saint John Paul II,...
Hubris and Squeezing Stones
Hubris may be defined, in accord with its roots in the hierarchic Greek culture from which the term derives, as thinking more of oneself...
Will Anyone Stand Against, or in, the Bubble Zone?
The Ontario Legislature has just passed second reading on a bill to limit witness and protests outside abortion 'clinics' within a 50 metre 'bubble...
